Any simpleton can speak with confidence. Sometimes the greatest fools have the most bravado.

Don't let the brownies bite.

False humility is more insulting than open pride!

In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences.

An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page.

Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.

Want a reliable road to emotional and spiritual suicide? Spend your life trying to fit in.

Hello, cell. How are you? Still dank and dirty? Me? I've taken up a new habit: talking to my cell. It's like talking to myself but slightly more pathetic.

Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards.

FABLEHAVEN: None who enter will leave unchanged. Trespassers will be turned to stone.

Hard to call it a party without sardines.

Excellence/Perfection is not a destination

When did you suddenly become Mister Maturity?

One man in his time plays many parts.

My idea of home is not necessarily a place.

The latest computer modeling I've seen indicates that at mid-century, there might be 150 million people classified as "environmental refugees."

Pity makes a thin drink, indeed.

They frequently find the truth who do not seek it, they who do, frequently lose it.

I would buy a Mac today if I was not working at Microsoft.

Most people are weak and frightened, and run from anything which could be upsetting. Most people, also, are takers and not givers.

They can boo me, yell at me, and throw peanuts at me, as long as they pay to get in.